[Haskell-cafe] File path programme

[Jules Bean]

On 27 Jan 2005, at 11:33, Keean Schupke wrote:

> Except paths are different on different platforms... for example:
>
> /a/b/../c/hello\ there/test
>
> and:
>
> A:\a\b\
>
> notice how the backslash is used to 'escape' a space or meta-character 
> on
>

only it isn't. That's a property of a shell, the underlying OS allows 
spaces in file names with no need for an escaping mechanism.

Jules